28 Best colleges for Creative Writing in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 108K citations received by 7.29K academic papers made by 28 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Creative Writing

#3 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Creative Writing

#61 in the United States

#72 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Creative Writing

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Creative Writing

#81 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Creative Writing

#86 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

6. Rice University

Houston

For Creative Writing

#130 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

7. Baylor University

Waco

For Creative Writing

#141 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Creative Writing

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Creative Writing

#168 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Creative Writing

#182 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

11. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Creative Writing

#194 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

12. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Creative Writing

#196 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Creative Writing

#221 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

14. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Creative Writing

#235 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

15. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Creative Writing

#239 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

16. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Creative Writing

#240 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

17. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Creative Writing

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Creative Writing

#248 in the United States

#283 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

19. University of Dallas

Irving

For Creative Writing

#271 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Creative Writing

#297 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

21. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Creative Writing

#330 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Creative Writing

#336 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

23. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Creative Writing

#386 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

24. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Creative Writing

#395 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Creative Writing

#405 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

26. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Creative Writing

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

27. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Creative Writing

#441 in the United States

#489 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Creative Writing

#454 in the United States

#503 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

Closest to Texas states to learn Creative Writing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	76
Louisiana	5	98
Arkansas	4	134
Kansas	3	53
Mississippi	3	166
Colorado	9	54
Missouri	6	52
Arizona	3	18
Nebraska	3	74
Alabama	4	70
Iowa	5	42
Utah	3	46
Illinois	18	9
Tennessee	7	47
South Dakota	2	382
Kentucky	4	75
Georgia	11	20
Indiana	11	30
Minnesota	10	36
Wisconsin	9	15
Florida	13	32
South Carolina	6	108
North Dakota	2	258
Ohio	16	7
North Carolina	16	22
Michigan	12	5
California	44	2
Idaho	3	192
Virginia	12	21
District of Columbia	5	33
Maryland	11	24
Pennsylvania	25	8
Oregon	7	100
New Jersey	14	26
Washington	10	19
New York	50	1
Connecticut	10	4
Massachusetts	27	14
Rhode Island	4	97
New Hampshire	4	112
Maine	6	172

Closest to Texas states to learn Creative Writing

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